Darjeeling
There is something strangely gorgeous about the hills of Gorkhaland. You may call her Darjeeling too like how I love Calcutta over Kolkata or Bombay…
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Hills Scholar Exposes Indo-Nepal Human Trafficking
Darjeeling — “Human trafficking is one of the biggest criminal enterprises in the world along with drugs and arms trade,” says a scholar from Darjeeling….
Violence is not the answer, respect is.
Seventeen years ago the world changed forever. I crisply remember it was one fine Tuesday morning, my day off from hectic work and I had…
Whither Statehood Agenda – Gorkhaland
With the General Elections on the horizon, the political atmosphere in the hills is slowly warming up. However, the hill people are all left guessing…
SC Verdict Gives Hope to LGBTIQ Community in India
Supreme Court Verdict on 377 gives hope to the country’s LGBTIQ community and paves the way for future affirmative legislation On September 6, 2018, the…
Section 377, Self-Identity and Decolonization
“Societal morality cannot trump constitutional morality. Societal morality cannot overturn the fundamental rights of even a single individual” -Chief Justice of India In a historic…
An Open Letter to Narendra “CHAIWALA” Modi
Respected Narendra Modi ji, Foremost, I want to congratulate you on being the most well-traveled prime-minister in our nation’s history. I also want to…
Proposed University Name Should Reflect Hill Ethos
Reacting to the name of the proposed University in Jogighat, one of our readers Deek Sharma writes… “Today I won’t talk about the separate…
BLOOD TEA : All In A Day’s Work
A conversation with a Tea Garden Worker Me: What’s your daily routine and wage? Her: We have to reach the tea garden at 7 AM…
MINIMUM WAGES –Tea Garden Workers and Vultures
It’s time for the Monsoon flush, fighting with the wind and the rain women are seen bent at their waist behind the tea bush, plucking…